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bike. ride. party.

This place we call home is pretty amazing. The Bay Area is home to world-renowned parks and a network of trains, buses, ferries and bike paths that connect us all. We invite you to join us on June 16, 2012 to celebrate it all:

The Alt. Ride is more than just a bike ride – it’s a day-long, Bay Area-wide event for all of us to get outside, get moving, and get connected. The day will include opportunities for:

25 bicyclists to summit three iconic peaks – Hamilton, Tamalpais, and Diablo – using public transit to get between them

Anyone to join open-air parties to cheer the riders on and celebrate the beauty of the Bay Area

Anyone to ride transit with the riders and enjoy some transit-friendly revelry

Anyone with a mobile phone or computer to tell the story of the day by sharing their experience of the ride online, in real time

Photo by Lech Naumovich

Does this look familiar? We’ve done it twice before. Three bicyclists in 2010 and nine in 2011. It is possible to ride to the tops of three iconic Bay Area peaks in one day. It is possible to get outside – like really outside! – without a car. Here’s the lowdown:

The rest of us: ways to participate will be announced here on this blog

An early partner is California State Parks (Mount Tamalpais and Mount Diablo are both located in State Parks, did you know that?). Sponsorship and partnership opportunities are available (click here to learn more!). And email Annie Burke at annie@openspacecouncil.org for more information.

Read more about the 2011 event here. Stay tuned to this blog for more information. And get ready to anda, pasea, fiesta!